Grow It, Heal It: Natural and Effective Herbal Remedies from Your Garden or Windowsill

by Christopher Hobbs, Leslie Gardner

Overview

Where there's a symptom, there's also a homegrown cure. With just a windowsill, container, or small space, it's easy to grow an instant herbal remedy.

Whether it's a cough, heartburn, joint pain, or neuralgia, readers will discover how easy it is to treat 40 ailments and conditions using herbs and herbal preparations they grow and make themselves. With inspiration found in science, tradition, and modern herbalistic practices, Grow It, Heal It - by Christopher Hobbs and Leslie Gardner - touts the healing power of more than 50 herbs—from anise hyssop to yerba mansa. Two of the nation's premiere herbalists share growing, harvesting, and healing advice in this easy-to-use and friendly guidebook for herbal newbies, featuring teas, tinctures, salves, poultices, compresses, and aromatherapy.

Among the many benefits of growing do-it-yourself remedies, readers will discover the convenience of preparing healing potions and salves when they're most needed; the advantage of having organic, fresh, and high-quality herbs they've nurtured themselves; and how empowering it is to engage in self-care and why that's important to the healing process. Growing herbs at home allows readers to take an active role in their own health care.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609615703
Publisher:	Harmony/Rodale
Publication date:	05/21/2013
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.46(w) x 9.04(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Christopher Hobbs is a licensed acupuncturist and 4th-generation herbalist with 30 years of experience. He teaches classes on herbal healing at universities and medical schools.

Leslie Gardner has a master's degree in herbology, was garden manager at the California School of Herbal Studies (the oldest herb school in America) for 19 years, and has been the Director of the Sonoma County Herb Exchange (which supplies supplement manufacturers) for 13 years. They live in Davis, CA.

Table of Contents

Introduction vi

Know It 1

Aloe vera

Andrographis

Angelica

Anise hyssop

Artichoke

Ashwagandha

Astragalus

Basil and Tulsi

Burdock

Calendula

California poppy

Catnip

Cayenne

Chamomile

Comfrey

Echinacea

Elder

Fennel

Garlic

Gotu kola

Hawthorn

Honeysuckle

Hops

Lavender

Lemon balm

Lemon verbena

Licorice

Ligustrum

Love-in-a-mist

Marshmallow

Mullein

Nettle

Oregano

Oregon grape

Peppermint and Spearmint

Red clover

Rhodiola

Rosemary

Sage

Self-heal, heal all

Skullcap

Stevia, sweet leaf

St. John's wort

Thyme

Turmeric

Valerian

Vitex

Wormwood

Yarrow

Yerba mansa

Medicinal Weeds and Their Uses

Grow It 107

The Outdoor Garden

The Potted Garden, Indoors or Out

Buying and Ordering Plants

Propagation

Harvesting

Drying, Preserving, and Storing

Plants to Grow for Herbal Healing

Make It 143

What You'll Need

Teas

Dried Teas

Bath Teas

Syrups

Tinctures

Oils

Compresses

Creams, Lotions, and Salves

Heal It 179

Arthritis and Sore Joints

Burns and Sunburns

Cholesterol Balance

Colds, Flu, and Respiratory Tract Infections

Constipation and Regulation of Bowels

Cough

Dermatitis, Rashes, and Acne

Diabetes

Digestive Problems

Fatigue

Fever

Gallbladder and Kidney Stones

Gas

Headache

Heart Health

Heartburn

Hormone Imbalances

Hypertension

Liver Health

Memory Enhancement

Menopause and Maturity

Mood Swings

Mucus Congestion

Muscle Strains and Sprains

Nausea

Nerve Pain

Nervousness

Pain, General

Premenstrual Syndrome

Skin Ailments

Sleep Problems

Sore Throat

Stress Mitigation

Ulcers

Urinary Tract Infections and Frequent Urination

Using Herbs in Preparations

Resources 218

Index 219